From the day
On the date
Sunday, April 27, 1952
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The Headlines
Giants, Dodgers Try Again Today With Maglie, Branca Mound Rivals; GIANTS, DODGERS AGAIN WASHED OUT
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Singin' in the Rain
The must-have
Mr. Potato Head
You Share a Birthday With
- Ulysses S. Grant (1822)
- Mary Wollstonecraft (1759)
- Herbert Spencer (1820)
- Samuel Morse (1791)
- Sergei Prokofiev (1891)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
blastflickkiboshshades
Greaser
cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad
Beatnik
cooldigfar outhipsquare
Tech Check
Barcode (Patent), Passenger Jet (Comet) & Hydrogen Bomb.
Cost of Living (1950)
Loaf of Bread
$0.14
Gallon of Gas
$0.27
Average Home
$7,354
New Car
$1,510
Time Elapsed
27,068 days ago
(74 years, 58 days)